Former Just Transition coordinator
Email: alexandru.mustata AT bankwatch.orgTel.: +40726770808
Alexandru joined Bankwatch Romania in 2015 to run the national campaign on coal power plants and mines. His interests expanded to solutions for the energy systems that work for the people, becoming CEE Bankwatch's Just Transition Coordinator. He coordinates today our work on the topic in 7 EU countries, with an overview of what is happening at the EU level and in Energy Community countries (the Western Balkans and Ukraine. He has a degree in International Relations and European Studies and is currently studying for a Master's Degree in Environment Engineering.
More from Alexandru Mustață
Financing a just transition in Gorj, Romania
April 14, 2020 | Read more
The report Financing a just transition in Gorj, Romania analyses the way EU funding was spent between 2007 and 2013 to mitigate the social costs of layoffs within Oltenia Energy Complex by retraining and labour market reintegration.
The European Commission’s July 2019 infringements package list [1] prominently features Romania. The country is called out for its industrial installations operating without an environment permit and “a systemic failure to monitor air pollution”.
Coal in the Romanian National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP)
March 13, 2019 | Read more
Romania was among the countries which managed to submit its draft NECP before the deadline at the end of 2018. This came at a cost – a very limited period for consultations (only ten days), a fact which was signalled by most interested stakeholders. Th
Another half a million euros for coal from Romania’s state budget
December 12, 2018 | Read more
A Government Decision granting RON 2 775 722 (EUR 596 000) to Oltenia Energy Complex to expropriate the land needed for the planned Craiova Power Plant ash storage expansion has been put into public debate by the Ministry of Energy.
The village of Lupoaia in southwest Romania depends on the mining company for their drinking water. The company wants to expand the nearby mine, thus further increasing the local pollution.
